However, he warned against focussing disproportionately on the eight areas of excellence outlined by the Chancellor in November ("big data" computing, synthetic biology, regenerative medicine, agricultural science, energy storage, space, robotics and advanced materials including nanotechnology).
There may be hope on the horizon with the help of technologies that are changing our lives through connected appliances, bigdata applications, innovative uses of smart phones and great advances in agricultural biotechnology.
You might not think that a 91-year old agricultural cooperative known for its butter and dairy products would be a pioneer in the use of BigData, but it is.